ITA 240SX Brakes
I have run at tracks in Wa, Or, BC and Thunder Hill in No. Cal. for several years with the ABS calipers/rotors, Hawk Blues and 3" ducts in front, and Hawk Blues in the rear. I use the Motul RBF600. This setup has been very reliable. The stock bias has always been excellent. I have always felt that if I needed to change it, I would start with changing the pads on one end or the other. I have run Hawk Blues on the front and Axxis Metal Masters on the rear, but decided I liked the improved control and durability of the Hawks in back too. (Truth is that Metal Masters will work fine on all corners on a track that is easy on brakes, like Portland International without the Festival Curves (chicane), but won't hold up at all on harder braking tracks like Mission).
The only time/place I have felt like I needed more brake or more cooling has been at Mission Raceway in B. C. This is a very challenging short course that wrings everything out of brakes, car and driver. Over Labor Day weekend, I was beginning to see the limits of my brake setup, but I am pretty sure that if I had some HT-10s for the front, that would have solved my problems.
When I first got the car, it had the smaller non-ABS setup in the front with 2.5" ducts, and I had more than one brake fire reported by turn workers. Part of it could have been my early driving style, but putting the larger ABS setup on definitely made a big difference, and I have never regretted it.
Mike Conatore
ITA 1989 240SX
Olympia, WA
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